who led the nfl in rushing in 1997

Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards in 1997, with 2,053 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,053
1997
DET DET
16
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
2 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1,750
1997
DEN DEN
15
369
4.7
116.7
15
287
42
6.8
19.1
0
3 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
1,665
1997
PIT PIT
15
375
4.4
111.0
7
110
15
7.3
7.3
2
4 Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
1,435
1997
GB GB
16
329
4.4
89.7
7
370
53
7.0
23.1
5
5 Eddie George
E. George
1,399
1997
TEN TEN
16
357
3.9
87.4
6
44
7
6.3
2.8
1
6 Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
1,294
1997
OAK OAK
16
272
4.8
80.9
6
403
40
10.1
25.2
2
7 Robert Smith
R. Smith
1,266
1997
MIN MIN
14
232
5.5
90.4
6
197
37
5.3
14.1
1
8 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
1,160
1997
NE NE
13
274
4.2
89.2
4
296
41
7.2
22.8
1
9 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
1,129
1997
CIN CIN
16
233
4.8
70.6
10
259
27
9.6
16.2
0
10 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
1,110
1997
PHI PHI
16
285
3.9
69.4
7
440
48
9.2
27.5
0
11 Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
1,086
1997
NYJ NYJ
16
300
3.6
67.9
7
106
27
3.9
6.6
0
12 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,074
1997
DAL DAL
16
261
4.1
67.1
4
234
40
5.9
14.6
0
13 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1,054
1997
IND IND
16
264
4.0
65.9
7
471
47
10.0
29.4
1
14 Raymont Harris
R. Harris
1,033
1997
CHI CHI
13
275
3.8
79.5
10
115
28
4.1
8.8
0
15 Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
1,019
1997
SF SF
13
234
4.4
78.4
4
194
21
9.2
14.9
2
16 Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
1,002
1997
ATL ATL
16
290
3.5
62.6
7
284
29
9.8
17.8
3
17 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
978
1997
TB TB
16
224
4.4
61.1
4
462
39
11.8
28.9
3
18 Gary Brown
G. Brown
945
1997
SD SD
15
253
3.7
63.0
4
137
21
6.5
9.1
0
19 Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
A. al-Jabbar
892
1997
MIA MIA
16
283
3.2
55.8
15
261
29
9.0
16.3
1
20 Chris Warren
C. Warren
847
1997
SEA SEA
15
200
4.2
56.5
4
257
45
5.7
17.1
0
21 Antowain Smith
A. Smith
840
1997
BUF BUF
16
194
4.3
52.5
8
177
28
6.3
11.1
0
22 Natrone Means
N. Means
823
1997
JAX JAX
14
244
3.4
58.8
9
104
15
6.9
7.4
0
23 Fred Lane
F. Lane
809
1997
CAR CAR
13
182
4.4
62.2
7
27
8
3.4
2.1
0
24 Bam Morris
B. Morris
774
1997
BAL BAL
11
204
3.8
70.4
4
176
29
6.1
16.0
0
25 Terry Allen
T. Allen
724
1997
WAS WAS
10
210
3.4
72.4
4
172
20
8.6
17.2
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PPG

33.3

1st

OPP PPG

20.8

9th

RUSH YDS/G

144.4

6th

PASS YDS/G

280.4

2nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
14
2
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
14
2
0
.875
Packers Packers
11
6
0
.647
Bears Bears
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
8:20 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

6 - 10 - 0

34

Final

40

DET Lions

14 - 2 - 0

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NFL Fantasy 2024

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AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
8
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
1
0
.938
Chargers Chargers
10
6
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
14
2
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
14
2
0
.875
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
6
0
.625
Seahawks Seahawks
9
7
0
.563

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
1/4
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
16-23
Sat
1/4
HOU HOU
@
TEN TEN
23-14
Sat
1/4
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
23-26
Sat
1/4
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
23-19
Sat
1/4
NO NO
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TB TB
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
8:20 PM